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| Mexico | Major part of the land bridge that joins North and South America |
| Andes | The mountains that run through six South American countries |
| Panama Canal | water Passageway that connects the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean |
| tierra caliente | climate zone in Mexico's coastal plain |
| mestizo | A person of mixed Native American and Spanish cultures |
| Amazon | World's second-longest river |
| West Indies | Islands of the Caribbean Sea |
| Rio Grande | river that forms much of Mexico's northern border |
| Pampas | central plains where two-thirds of Argentina's people live |
| Hernan Cortes | person who led the Spanish army that landed in Mexico in 1519 |
| favelas | crowded poor neighborhoods found in Rio de Janiero, Brasilia, and other large Brazilian cities |
| Portugal | Latin American country that was a colonized Brazil |
| Cuba | largest and most populous country of the West Indies |
| Costa Rica | Central American country with the highest standard of living |
| the north | economic region of Mexico in which maquiladoras are found |
| Argentina | second largest country of South America |
| Roman Catholic | religion of most people in Latn America |
| tourism and farming | main economic activities of the West Indies |
| Guadalajara, Mexico City, and Monterrey | large industrial cities of Mexico |
| Brazil | Latin American country that was a Portuguese colony. |
| land bridge | A narrow strip of land that conects two large landmasses. |
| cordillera | Name given to a group of mountains in western Colombia. |
| selva | Name for the Brazilian rain forests. |
| subsistence | Farm where poor farmers grow just enough food to feed their families. |
| free trade zone | People can buy goods from other coutries without paying extra taxes. |
| soccer | most popular sport n Brazil |
| Yucatan | Mexican peninsula that juts into the Gulf of Mexico. |
| democracy | Type of government found in all Central Americancountries. |
| Falkland Islands | Also known as the Malvinas. |
| maquiladora | Mexican factory that assembles parts made in other countries. |
| Cape Horn | South America's southernmost point. |
| Belize | Central American country that was a British colony. |
| Peru | "land of abundance" |
| Ecuador | Spanish wordfor "equator". |
| Atacama | Very dry desert of northern Chile. |
